Andy Dick Biography

Fast Facts

• After graduating from high school, he trained in improv at Chicago's "Second City" and "ImprovOlympic․"
• As a struggling actor in Los Angeles, he lived in his car for some time
• Quote: "I'm really ultra-affected by things, I feel things deeper, and I cry at the drop of a hat, and offended and sensitive and I'm almost paranoid very easily, and that's who I am․"
• Quote: "The Internet is a great place to find unconventional comedy that you can't find anywhere else․"
• Frequently displays outlandish, eccentric behavior in his comedy routines
• Well known for using controversial material in his work
• Is a childhood friend of fellow actor Anthony Rapp
• Was a close friend of David Strickland, Phil Hartman and Chris Farley before the three comedians' deaths
• A supporter of animal rights, he advocates against the dissection of animals
• Was elected homecoming king at his high school in 1983